Gielinor, often known simply as RuneScape, is the fantasy realmA fantasy world is a type of imaginary world, part of a fictional universe used in fantasy novels and games. Typical worlds involve magic or magical abilitiesBrian Attebery, The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature, p 166-7, ISBN 0-253-35665-2 and a medieval theme. Some worlds may be a parallel world tenuously connected to Earth via magical portals or items; a fictional Earth set in the remote past or future; or an entirely ...fantasy realm in which the MMORPGMassive(ly) multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of online role-playing video games (RPGs) in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. As in all RPGs, players assume the role of a fictional character (most commonly in a fantasy setting) ...MMORPG RuneScapeRuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd. With over nine million active free accounts and more than one million paid member accounts, RuneScape is rated among the most popular online games in the world. More than five million unique players access their accounts to play RuneScape at least once per month. RuneScape ...RuneScape is set. Gielinor is divided into several kingdoms, a few unclaimed areas—such as the Wilderness—and numerous islands. Most of the islands are located in either the southern sea or the northern sea. In addition to these surface areas, many extensive dungeonsA dungeon is a place where prisoners are kept. In the past, it used to double as the keep.dungeons and cavesA cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term 'cave' should only apply to cavities that have some part which does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters and grottos. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves. Exploring a cave for recreation or science may be called "caving", "potholing", or occasionally (only in the United States) "spelunking".caves exist below ground, usually inhabited by monstersThe term "monster" can refer to a person who is exceptionally evil, grotesque, psychotic and/or sadistic.monsters. Players can travel throughout Gielinor by walking, running, using magic spells to teleportTeleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. With present techniques, "exact" quantum teleportation is possible only with photons and atoms.Rincon, Paul. "Teleportation breakthrough made." BBC News. June 16, 2004. Retrieved on October 4, 2006. "Inexact" teleportation (where quantum ...teleport to various locations, canoeing, and using vehicles operated by NPCsA non-player character (sometimes "non-playable character" or "non-player class"), often shortened to NPC, is a character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a human player.NPCs. Most of the land area of Gielinor is restricted to players who choose to become membersNo quick definition available.members by paying a monthly fee for additional content; because of this extra area and the fact that majority of players are not members, member worlds tend to be less crowded.

The area occupied by a player is displayed in full detail in the game window. A small circular mini-map in the upper right section of the game screen shows a larger area centred around the player. The mini-map shows the location of NPCs, items, and other players using coloured dots. There is also a separate Java appletA Java applet is an applet delivered in the form of Java bytecode. Java applets can run in a Web browser using a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), or in Sun's AppletViewer, a stand-alone tool for testing applets. Java applets were introduced in the first version of the Java language in 1995. Java applets are usually written in the Java programming language but they ...Java applet showing all of Gielinor; however, this map shows little detail and does not display players, items, or NPCs.